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    A View from the Bridge - Quotations Alfieri: “A lawyer in his fifties turning grey; he is portly‚ good humoured‚ and thoughtful” “only thought of in connection with disaster” “in Sicily‚ from where their fathers come the law has not been a friendly idea since the Greeks were beaten.” “Oh‚ there were many here who were justly shot by unjust men. Justice is very important here.” “And now we are quite civilised‚ quite American. We settle for half‚ and I like it better.” “the thought comes…another

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    Tragic Hero Macbeth

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    Tragic Hero (Macbeth Packet) Part One: 1. In the Shakespearean tragedy‚ “The Tragedy of Macbeth”‚ Macbeth himself did not come from noble stature‚ but instead he followed into the line of kingship‚ and had presented himself with outstanding qualities; such as strong abilities out on the battlefield. 2. The hamartia presented in Macbeth resulted in Macbeth’s own murder against his good king Duncan‚ in order to gain power‚ fame‚ and fortune for his own pleasure. Macbeth himself had a hubris

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    Tom Falzani Dr. Klem AP English September 26‚ 2015 Macbeth as the Tragic Hero By definition a tragic hero is a person of noble birth with heroic qualities. This person is often fated by other forces to great destruction. In the Shakespearean play Macbeth‚ the leading character‚ Macbeth is the tragic hero. Throughout the play he goes through many changes and events that cause him to be a completely different character at the end. A man‚ once noble and honorable‚ who is praised by a king‚ but influenced

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    Odysseus as a Tragic Hero

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    tale in which the hero was trying to accomplish a certain task‚ such as returning home or rescuing a lover from Hades. In every case‚ these heroic tales would always end with tragedy; the hero would be killed by a jealous lover‚ go mad‚ or have a loved one taken away from him. However‚ one Greek hero existed whose story did not end with tragedy: Odysseus. Homer’s The Odyssey is unique among all other Greek myths in that it is the only story in which the hero does not meet a tragic end; why is this

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    explain how he is truly a tragic hero. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a character of noble status and greatness. He is a man who is not entirely good or entirely evil‚ rather‚ he is a man who on the whole is good‚ but also contributes to his own destruction by some moral weaknesses‚ known as the fatal flaw. Aristotle further explains that the protagonist must be dominated by a ‘hamartia’ or tragic flaw which leads to his downfall. All tragedies have a hero with a flaw‚ and in the play

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    Othello - the Tragic Hero

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    Othello: The Tragic Hero In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Othello is the tragic hero. He is a character of high stature who is destroyed by his surroundings‚ his own actions‚ and his fate. His destruction is essentially precipitated by his own actions‚ as well as by the actions of the characters surrounding him. The tragedy of Othello is not a fault of a single villain‚ but is rather a consequence of a wide range of feelings‚ judgments and misjudgments‚ and attempts for personal justification

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    Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ taking into account the countless productions of the play over the years‚ which reaffirms its status as an enduring valued text‚ it becomes distinctly evident that part of its ability to continually engage readers is drawn from its treatment of themes universal to the human experience ‚ such as verisimilitude and jealousy. Society’s constant struggle with what is real and what is not in our modern world‚ coupled with our everlasting battle with human emotions such as jealousy

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    Macbeth a Tragic Hero

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    through make him a classic tragic hero. Macbeth’s noble birth and good character show him to be a fine man and well liked. But like all tragic heroes Macbeth’s tragic flaw overtakes him and he falls into a spiral of self-destruction. As Macbeth comes to terms with his wrong doings the audience feels pity for Macbeth. These things contributed make Macbeth a tragic hero. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the main character Macbeth comes from a noble line‚ “Great Glamis

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    Macbeth as a tragic hero The character Macbeth is a classic example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. There are many factors that contribute to the degeneration of Macbeth of which three will be discussed. The three points‚ which contribute greatly to Macbeth’s degeneration are the prophecies‚ which were told to him by the weird sisters‚ how Lady Macbeth influenced and manipulated Macbeth’s judgment‚ and finally Macbeth’s long time ambition‚ which drove his desire to be king. Macbeth’s growing

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    Hamlet As A Tragic Hero

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    Hamlet is often described as a hero. There are 6 criterion for a Shakespeare play to be considered a tragedy; the hero is a man of outstanding quality‚ the hero has a tragic flaw‚ the hero’s downfall is a result of his own choice‚ the audience has a “sad sense of wasted human potential”‚ the hero has an increase in awareness and a gain in self knowledge‚ and the audience experiences a cycle of good and bad emotions towards mankind. Hamlet is a great example of a tragic hero‚ one of his greatest attributes

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